[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Newsletter: Friday, January 16th 2016[/title][fusion_text]Friday, January 15th 2016
NEWS
–A central Minnesota woman who’s behind bars in Kentucky is charged with fatally bludgeoning her father with an axe-like tool. Thirty-eight-year-old Lisa May Kearney was charged Wednesday in Stearns County District Court with second-degree murder. Kearney was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, two days after police found the body of Jeffrey Schilling in the St. Cloud home he shared with Kearney. A criminal complaint says the 66-year-old father died of head injuries, apparently inflicted with a short-handled maul found nearby. Prosecutors say Kearney is being held on $250,000 bail in Kentucky and has refused to waive extradition to Minnesota.
–Brainerd and Baxter police are warning residents of an IRS scam over the phone and email. In the last week over a dozen calls to their office stated they received a call saying they are from the IRS demanding money. At least two of the reports stated the caller became agitated and stated that law enforcement would seek them out if they do not pay the fines for late tax filings from 2015. The IRS in a statement reports that they do NOT call a person about taxes they owe without first mailing out a notice and also they would NEVER demand money or payment of taxes without giving the caller an opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe. If you receive such a call you are urged to hang up and if need be report it to law enforcement.
–A reminder that if you still need or have to change your health insurance coverage with the use of MNSURE you now have until February 1st to enroll for the possibility of getting financial help. Minnesotans must have a qualified health plan in place by January 31st, 2016 or face tax penalties on their upcoming tax returns.
–An icy road was the cause of a crash that sent two people to the hospital early Tuesday. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported a vehicle was on Highway 1 at 4:00am hit an icy patch leaving the road, striking a ditch and then a power pole. 23-year-old Amy Depaoili of Nisswa and 31-year-old Joshua Paul Rinde of Brainerd were both treated at an area hospital for their injuries.
–A Nisswa woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm on County Road 3 near Merrifield. 56-year-old Joye Mashe was traveling east when she slid through a stop sign and collided with 51-year-old Paul Collette of Crosslake. Mashe had minor injuries in the accident. Collette was not injured.
–The Minnesota State Lottery stated no Minnesota lottery tickets matched the big jackpot on Wednesday which had winners in California, Tennessee and Florida but there is more than 21 million dollars in 2015 lottery winners in Minnesota that went unclaimed. There is one- one million dollar winner from last March who still has not come forward in Minnesota and has one calendar year from when the winning ticket was announced to claim their prize or the money will be joined with the rest of the state’s general fund of unclaimed lottery prizes. Most of the unclaimed prizes are under $600 but there are others who have over $30,000 prizes yet to be claimed. If you have questions you are asked to bring your tickets to your lottery retailers or the state lottery office in Roseville.
–Join Great River Arts tonight for the Music and Magic of Patsy Cline. Cassie and the Bobs will perform the classics of Patsy Cline tonight at Great River Arts, show at 7:30pm. Limited seating is still available by call 632-0960 or going online to htttp://greatart.org.
–A reminder that Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Day, city offices are closed so Little Falls City Council will meet Tuesday night.
–A 37-year-old Minnesota man is facing felony charges after allegedly kidnapping a woman who was in her vehicle at the Grand Casino in Hinckley and forcing her to drive. James Phillip Cowan of Milaca was charged Monday in Mille Lacs County District Court with three felonies kidnapping by holding someone involuntarily; stalking by using aggravated ways to cause fear in the victim possessing a dangerous weapon; and fifth-degree drug possession. The judge set bail for Cowan and his next omnibus pre-trial hearing is January 25th.
–With the winter trout fishing season opener tomorrow, Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl urges anglers who intend on venturing into the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area mine pit lakes to use extreme caution. MN DNR Conservation Officers have been closely monitoring the mine pit lake ice conditions and have been communicating with the Sheriff’s Office. As of Wednesday there are still areas with open water and many areas of ice are not thick enough to support even anglers on foot. With the unseasonably warm temperatures this season, lake ice continues to be very unpredictable in the Lakes area and all across Minnesota.
–A Princeton farmer and former mayor of Zimmerman says he is running for the Minnesota Senate in District 15. Dan Whitcomb will seek the Republican Party endorsement. Senator Dave Brown, R-Becker, who has occupied the District 15 seat since 2011, does not plan to run for reelection. District 15 includes parts of Morrison, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and Wright counties. Milaca Republican Andrew Mathews also has announced he plans to run for the seat.
ENTERTAINMENT
–The actor known as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter and the villain Hans Gruber in the original Die Hard movie in 1987, Alan Rickman died Thursday at the age of 69.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
–Andrew and Angela Ebert of Little Falls, a girl born January 12th
–John and Stacy Maciej had a baby girl on January 6th.
DEATH NOTICES
–Warren Dubbels, age 92 of Little Falls formerly Fergus Falls.
–Betty M. Paul, age 89 of Little Falls formerly of Grand Rapids.
WEATHER
WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
TODAY= partly sunny, falling temps, windy, temps near 7 by 5pm.
TONIGHT= partly cloudy, low -11, wind chills near -26.
SATURDAY= sunny and cold, high -3, low -22, wind chills low as -30
SUNDAY= sunny, cold, high -3, low -20, wind chills -15 to -25.
MONDAY= sunny and cold, high near 0, low around 15 below.
SPORTS
HS GBB= Foley at Little Falls tonight 7:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.
NFL= catch the NFL playoffs this weekend on AM960 KLTF.
TWINS= Join Q92 WYRQ at Little Falls Hardware Hank for the Twins Caravan on Monday. Program at 9am, Twins arrive at 10am scheduled to be Hall of Famer and manager Paul Molitor, center-fielder Byron Buxton, pitcher Casey Fien and Announcer who is also a Motley native Dick Bremer will be on hand to talk Twins. The cost is $3 for a hot dog and chance for door prizes at the event on Monday. For more information on the Twins Caravan call Al at 632-2992. Your FM home for Twins Baseball for 2016 as in many years is WYRQ.
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